Treatment of the missed Lisfranc injury. 2006

Michael S Aronow
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Medical Arts and Research Building, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06034-4037, USA. aronow@nso.uchc.edu

Lisfranc joint injuries may be missed at the time of occurrence potentially leading to persistent instability, deformity, or arthritis. In the absence of significant residual arthritis or fixed deformity, delayed open reduction and internal fixation with or without reconstruction of the Lisfranc ligament may be performed. An alternative is reduction and primary arthrodesis of the relatively immobile medial tarsometatarsal (TMT) joints. In the presence of significant residual arthritis or fixed deformity that is recalcitrant to conservative treatment, arthrodesis, including correction of deformity, is the treatment of choice for the first, second, and third TMT joints. Resection arthroplasty of the fourth and fifth TMT joints may be preferable to arthrodesis in order to maintain physiologic motion.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008023 Ligaments, Articular Fibrous cords of CONNECTIVE TISSUE that attach bones to each other and hold together the many types of joints in the body. Articular ligaments are strong, elastic, and allow movement in only specific directions, depending on the individual joint. Articular Ligament,Articular Ligaments,Ligament, Articular
D008682 Metatarsal Bones The five long bones of the METATARSUS, articulating with the TARSAL BONES proximally and the PHALANGES OF TOES distally. Metatarsals,Bone, Metatarsal,Bones, Metatarsal,Metatarsal,Metatarsal Bone
D003951 Diagnostic Errors Incorrect or incomplete diagnoses following clinical or technical diagnostic procedures. Diagnostic Blind Spots,Errors, Diagnostic,Misdiagnosis,Blind Spot, Diagnostic,Blind Spots, Diagnostic,Diagnostic Blind Spot,Diagnostic Error,Error, Diagnostic,Misdiagnoses
D005592 Fracture Fixation The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals. Skeletal Fixation,Fracture Reduction,Fixation, Fracture,Fixation, Skeletal,Fixations, Fracture,Fixations, Skeletal,Fracture Fixations,Fracture Reductions,Reduction, Fracture,Reductions, Fracture,Skeletal Fixations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013639 Tarsal Bones The seven bones which form the tarsus - namely, CALCANEUS; TALUS; cuboid, navicular, and the internal, middle, and external cuneiforms. Ankle Bones,Cuboid Bone,Cuneiform Bones,Navicular Bone of Foot,Tarsus Osseus,Os Naviculare,Bone, Cuboid,Bone, Cuneiform,Bone, Tarsal,Bones, Ankle,Bones, Cuboid,Bones, Cuneiform,Bones, Tarsal,Cuboid Bones,Cuneiform Bone,Foot Navicular Bone,Foot Navicular Bones,Naviculare, Os,Naviculares, Os,Os Naviculares,Tarsal Bone
D013640 Tarsal Joints The articulations between the various TARSAL BONES. This does not include the ANKLE JOINT which consists of the articulations between the TIBIA; FIBULA; and TALUS. Intertarsal Joint,Tarsal Joint,Articulationes intertarsales,Articulationes intertarseae,Intertarsal Joints,Joint, Intertarsal,Joint, Tarsal,Joints, Intertarsal,Joints, Tarsal
D050723 Fractures, Bone Breaks in bones. Bone Fractures,Broken Bones,Spiral Fractures,Torsion Fractures,Bone Fracture,Bone, Broken,Bones, Broken,Broken Bone,Fracture, Bone,Fracture, Spiral,Fracture, Torsion,Fractures, Spiral,Fractures, Torsion,Spiral Fracture,Torsion Fracture
D018409 Foot Injuries General or unspecified injuries involving the foot. Injuries, Foot,Turf Toe,Foot Injury,Injury, Foot,Turf Toes

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